CAGW Releases June WasteWatcher Report

June 10, 2014 05:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released its June
WasteWatcher, a monthly dispatch to members of the news media,
highlighting some of the most prominent fiscal issues of interest to
American taxpayers. The stories from June’s WasteWatcher edition are
below:

The VA – A Perfect Example of a Single Payer SystemBy
Elizabeth WrightWho said the “Veterans Administration [VA] is
socialized medicine?” Or waxed poetically, “I know about a health care
system that has been highly successful in containing costs, yet provides
excellent care… Read
the full report here.

Fatally Long Waits and Red TapeBy Alexandra BoozeAt
the corner of Vermont Avenue and H Street in northwest Washington, D.C.,
a single structure’s exterior bears a bronze plate engraved with the
words…Read
the full report here.

Wheeler’s UTOPIA: This Emperor Has No CaseBy William
ChristianIn his April 30 remarks at the National Cable &
Telecommunications Association’s conference in Los Angeles, Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler imperiously decreed…Read
the full report here.

FCC Chairman Wheeler Takes Another Stab at Controlling the InternetBy
Deb CollierIn December 2013, House Committee on Energy and
Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.), and Subcommittee on
Communications and Technology Chairman Greg Walden (R-Ore.) announced…Read
the full report here.

End Ex-Im Once and for AllBy PJ AustinThis fall,
Congress will have an opportunity to shut off a massive spigot of
corporate welfare that costs taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars
each year…Read
the full report here.

GAO Report Shows Duplicative Spending on Software LicensesBy
Anderson HaxtonFederal agencies are missing opportunities to save
money in their software license purchases, according to a May 2014
Government Accountability Office (GAO) report…Read
the full report here.

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eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in government.